Unit-5-England-as-seen-by-AmericansPart-2市公開課一等獎省賽

ReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook1-Unit5PartII1/71Pre-readingTaskComprehensionWorkLanguageWorkReadingandLanguageActivitiesBook1-Unit5ReturntoMenu2/71Pre-readingTaskBook1-Unit5YoumusthavereadandheardalotaboutEngland.Whatimpressiondoyouhaveaboutthiscountryandthepeoplethere?WhatareEnglishpeoplelikeinyourmind?2.WhichofthefollowingadjectiveswillyouusetodescribetheEnglishandtheAmericans?Andwhy?(Avoidmakingstatementsthathaveatingeofculturalbias.)open-mindedreservedcoldloudgenerousinquisitivehard-workinghospitablepracticalinquiringTheEnglishTheAmericans3/71

TheEnglishTheAmericanAttitudetowardsstrangerscold,notveryopenenthusiastic,spontaneousAttitudetowardsfriendshipAfriendisafriendforlife.becometoofriendlytoosoonAttitudetoeachotherrespectedinquisitive,thoughttobealittleinferiorintheeyeoftheEnglishBehaviorintalkingkeepacertaindistancestandcloserwhentheyaretalkingImportantthingsinlifePrivatelives,holidays,gardens,animalsWorkmostimportantAttitudetowardsworkTeabreaksgetlongerandlonger,makethemostridiculousexcusesfornotworking.Workcomesfirst,likeJapaneseWorkingharderOtheraspectsoflifeInefficient,safer,morerelaxed,moreenjoyableAloteasier,shopsareopenallthetime,easytomakeandspendmoney4/71Book1-Unit5inquisitive:Ifsomeoneisinquisitive,theylikeaskingalotofquestionsandfindingoutaboutthings,especiallyaboutotherpeople,usuallyusedwithanegativesense.CultureNote:InAmericanculture,gettingsomeonetotalkabouthimselforherselfbyaskingquestionsmakesthepersonfeelacceptedand“connected”totheotherperson.It’smoreoftenviewedasapositivecharacteristic.Ofcourse,somepeoplemaytakeittotheextremeandbecomeanannoyancebyaskingtoomanyquestions.Inthiscase,thereislittleconversationtakingplacebetweenthetwopeople—justalotofquestionsfromoneperson!inquiring:Ifsomeoneisinquiring,theyhaveagreatinterestinlearningaboutnewthings,usuallyusedwithapositiveattitude.Notes5/71ComprehensionWorkReadingComprehensionLanguagePointsandNotesActivityBook1-Unit56/71Book1-Unit5WhatisanaverageEnglishmanlike?Heisusuallycoldandnotveryopen.2.WhatisanaverageAmericanlikeincontrast?HeisalotmoreenthusiasticandspontaneousthananEnglishman.Readthetextcarefullyagainanddiscusswithyourpartnerthefollowingquestions.7/71Book1-Unit53.WhatproblemdidTerrymeetwithwhenshefirstcametoEngland?WhenshefirstcametoEngland,shegotlittleattentionfrompeople,andshewasthoughttobeoverpoweringandtoofriendlytoosoon.4.HowwouldanEnglishmaninAmericabetreated?Americanswouldrespecthim,wanttotalktohim,andlovehisaccentandhiscountry.8/71Book1-Unit55.HowwouldtheEnglishtreatanAmericaninEngland?Theywouldthinkheisalittleinferiorbecauseofhisbehaviorandhislanguage.6.WhywouldanEnglishmanmovebackwardswhentalkingtoTerry?AnEnglishmanwouldmovebackwardsashethoughtthatTerrywasstandingtooclosetohimwhentheyweretalking.TheEnglishlikeacertaindistance.9/71Book1-Unit57.WhatdoesTerrythinkoflifeintheStatescomparedwiththatinEngland?ShethinkslifeisaloteasierintheStates;it’seasiertomakemoneythere,andit’salsoeasiertospendit.8.WhydoesTerrythinklifeinEnglandisinefficient?InEngland,supermarketscloseearly,sopeoplehavetoracetoreachthesupermarketby5:30.Andgoodservicesarehardtoget.Forexample,ittakesdaystogetanelectrician.Whenhedoescome,heisnotabletodoagoodjob.10/71Book1-Unit59.WhatisimportanttotheEnglish?Theirprivatelives,holidays,gardens,andanimalsareimportanttothem.10.WhatisthedifferencebetweenanAmericanandanEnglishmanintheirattitudestowardswork?AmericansconsidertheirworkasthemostimportantthingintheirlivesandtheyworkmuchharderthantheEnglish.Englishmenhavelongerholidaysandlongerteabreaksandmayevenmakeridiculousexcusesfornotgoingtowork.11/71Book1-Unit511.WhydoesTerryloveEngland?ShethinksEnglandhasbecomehernewhome.Andshefindslifeheresafer,morerelaxed,andmoreenjoyable.12/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorConversationallanguageisoftensubtleinitscommunicativenuances.Forexample,whentheIntervieweraskedTerry,I:Well,ItakeitthatyouhaveaprettynegativeopinionofEngland.

T:Youwouldthinksofromthisinterview,wouldn’tyou?No,…Infact,TerryisquitepositivetowardstheEnglish,andtheirculture.Now,reflectuponthefollowingquotesinDevelopingYourSenseofHumorfromtheinterview,andexplaininwritinghowyoucaninterpretherwordsfromapositivepointofview?Thefirstonehasbeendoneasanexample.13/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)IntheStatesit’sverydifferent.Westartconversationswithpeopleinthestreet,inthesubway;we’realotmoreenthusiasticandspontaneousthanthepeoplehere.Youknow,whenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandthatIwastryingtobetoofriendlytoosoon.TheEnglisharecoldandnotveryopen.TheEnglisharealsoveryopenandwarmheartedtonewpeoplelikeweAmericans.Buttheymayneedsomemoretimethanwedoinmakingfriends.Thiscanalsobeinterpretedthisway:TheEnglisharemoreseriousorsincereaboutorloyaltofriendshipthanAmericans.Onceyoumakeafriend,it’safriendforlife.

14/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)AnAmerican,though,inEnglandisthoughttobealittleinferiorbecauseofhisbehaviorandhislanguage.

TheEnglishareabunchofracist.TheEnglishmaybedifferentinbehaviorfromAmericans.ThisdifferencemaysuggestthattheEnglishmaypaymoreattentiontotheirmannersineverydaylife.

15/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)Hereyou’vegottoracetoreachthesupermarketby5:30.Generally,though,Ifindlifemoreinefficienthere.Ifyouneedanelectrician,ittakesdaystogetone,hedoesn’tdothejobverywell,thesystemissooldthathecan’tgetthepartstorepairit,andhedoesn’tcare.LifeinEnglandisgenerallyinefficient,andthereforenoteasy.LifeinEnglandmaybeveryeasy.Peoplearemoretolerantindetailsoflife.Theyareeasiertobesatisfied.SotheremaybelesspressureinlifethanintheUSA.16/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)TotheEnglishtheirprivatelivesareimportant,theirholidaysareimportant,theirgardensareimportant,theiranimalsareimportant,butanAmericanwouldn’tadmitthat.TheEnglisharenotashamedofadmittingtheirlazinessorinefficiencyinlife.STheEnglishareveryhonestandtheyarenotafraidtoshowtheirvaluesystemaboutlifedirectly.OrmaybetheyarelesshypocriticalthanAmericans.17/71Book1-Unit5DevelopingYourSenseofHumorQuoteSurfacemeaningSubtlehumor(Reader’spossibleinterpretations)Youhaveteabreaksthatgetlongerandlonger.Inthatrespectwe’requiteliketheJapanese.

TheEnglisharelazy.TheEnglishtrytoimprovethequalityoflifebytakingtimetoenjoywhatlifeoffersthem.18/71LanguagePointsandNotes

reservedadj.預(yù)訂；

矜持；

儲備著Britishmenareoftenseenasbeing

reserved

andunemotional.inquisitiveadj.好問，好奇,愛探詢他人事情Barrowhadan

inquisitive

nature.inquiringadj.咨詢，探詢，愛追根究底

Allthishelpschildrentodevelopan

inquiring

attitudetolearning.19/71LanguagePointsandNotes

hospitableadj.好客；

熱情友好；

（氣候，環(huán)境）宜人當?shù)厝藢ν鈦砜腿耸钟押脽崆?。Thelocalpeoplearevery

hospitable

tostrangers.20/71LanguagePointsandNotes1.notice:

v.

become

aware

of注意到

Eg:

我注意到她看上去很疲憊I

noticed

that

she

was

looking

tired.

noticesbdoingsth21/71LanguagePointsandNotes2.

obvious:

adj.

easily

seen

or

understood;

clear,

self-evident,

or

apparent顯而易見；清楚；顯著

暴風雨顯然即未降臨。It

was

obvious

a

storm

was

coming

in.obviously:

evidently顯著地；顯而易見地

22/71LanguagePointsandNotes3.average:n.平均，平均數(shù)，平均值

adj.1)平均2)oftheusualorordinarystandard,level,orquantity普通，日常3)havingqualitiesthatareseenastypicalofaparticularpersonorthing通常，經(jīng)典The

average

adultmanburns1,500to2,000caloriesperday.23/71LanguagePointsandNotes4.cold:lackingaffectionorwarmthoffeeling;unemotional冷淡；缺乏熱情；不易動感情

acoldfish:personwhoshowsnoemotion冷漠人（貶）

incoldblood冷酷，殘忍

24/71LanguagePointsandNotes5.open:1)involvingnoconcealment,restraint,ordeception;welcomingdiscussion,criticism,andenquiry開明；能接收意見、批評和問詢

2)(ofaperson)frankandcommunicative;notgiventodeceptionorconcealment坦率；輕易溝通

3)(ofthemind)accessibletonewideas;unprejudiced能接收新思想；開放；無偏見

anopenbook:personwhoiseasilyunderstoodandveryfrank直爽而輕易了解人25/71LanguagePointsandNotes6.subway:1)(Brit.)atunnelunderaroadforusebypedestrians(英)地下通道

2)(chieflyN.Amer.)anundergroundrailway(主北美)地鐵

26/71LanguagePointsandNotes7.enthusiastic[in,θju:zi’?stik]:havingorshowingintenseandeagerenjoyment,interest,orapproval熱心，熱情，極感興趣

Eg:Theaudiencewaswildlyenthusiastic.beenthusiasticfor[about]sth.對某事熱心becomeenthusiasticaboutaresearchproject熱衷于某個研究項目

n.enthusiasm27/71LanguagePointsandNotes8.spontaneous[sp?n’teini?s]:1)performedoroccurringasaresultofasuddeninnerimpulseorinclinationandwithoutpremeditationorexternalstimulus自發(fā)，不由自主

Eg:theaudiencebrokeintospontaneousapplause.觀眾們情不自禁地熱烈鼓掌。

2)(ofaperson)havinganopen,natural,anduninhibitedmanner（人）天真率直

28/71LanguagePointsandNotes9.reactionanactionperformedorafeelingexperiencedinresponsetoasituationorevent反應(yīng)

嘉麗第一反應(yīng)是松一口氣。Carrie'simmediatereactionwasoneofrelief.29/71LanguagePointsandNotes10.overpower:1)betoointensefor;overwhelm太強烈而使無法忍受；壓倒

2)defeatorovercomewithsuperiorstrength以較強力量擊??；制服overpowering壓倒(優(yōu)勢),不可抗拒;Vegetablessuchaspepperscan

overpower

theflavorofthestock.像甜椒這么蔬菜會搶了原湯味道。30/71LanguagePointsandNotes11.improve:makeorbecomebetter改進，促進improveabilities提升能力improveinhealth改進健康

improveoneselfinEnglish提升自己英語水平

improveone'stime善用時間n.improvement31/71LanguagePointsandNotes12.forlife:notchangingfortherestofone’slife終生,終生

Eg:Inthosedays,ifyouwerebornapeasant,youwereapeasantforlife.Ifyoukeptyournoseclean,youhadajob

for

life.32/71LanguagePointsandNotes13.accent.[‘?ks?nt]:1)adistinctivemodeofpronounciationofalanguage,especiallyoneassociatedwithaparticularcountry,area,orsocialclass（某特定國家、地域或社會階層）口音；腔調(diào)

2)themodeofpronunciationusedbynativespeakersofalanguage土音33/71LanguagePointsandNotes14.inferior:1)lowerinrank,status（等級）下級，（地位）下等，

2)oflowstandardorquality（水準，質(zhì)量）劣等，差，次

Eg:Therankofcaptainisinferior上尉軍銜很低。

Theysellinferiorgoodsatthatstore.beinferiorto在之下;次于;不如

besb.'sinferiorin在方面不及某人

inferiorbycomparison相形見絀

34/71LanguagePointsandNotes15.atthetime:atthemomentwhensth.happened在那時,在那段時間

Eg:Youpayforitatthetimeyouorderit.訂購時就得付款。35/71LanguagePointsandNotes16.moveaway:changetheplaceorposition移動；改變位置

17.Smell:v.haveastrongorunpleasantodour散發(fā)強烈或難聞氣味

Eg:ifIdon'tgetabathsoonI'llstarttosmell.36/71LanguagePointsandNotes18.borev.cause(someone)tofeelwearyanduninterestedbydulltalkorqualities使…厭煩，使…厭倦

boresomeonedeath(或totears):makesomeonefeelextremelybored令人厭煩得要死（或哭出來）

37/71LanguagePointsandNotes19.impression:anidea,feeling,oropinionaboutsomethingorsomeone,especiallyoneformedwithoutconsciousthoughtoronthebasisoflittleevidence印象，感想，觀感

Whatwereyourfirst

impressionsofcollege?MyvisittoIndiain1986leftanindelible

impression

onme.38/71LanguagePointsandNotes20.compareestimate,measure,ornotethesimilarityordissimilaritybetween比較；對照

comparedwith和...比較起來

Howdoesyournewhouse

compare

with

youroldone?compareto比擬，比作

Lifeiscomparedtoavoyage.ThewriterwascomparedtoShakespeare.39/71LanguagePointsandNotes21.easy1)achievedwithoutgreateffort;presentingfewdifficulties輕易；不費勁

2)(ofaperiodoftimeorwayoflife)freefromworriesorproblems(時期或生活方式)安逸,舒適

3)(ofaperson)lackinganxietyorawkwardness;relaxed從容，自如；自在，不拘束40/71LanguagePointsandNotes22.allthetime:always一直;一直;老是

23.race:v.moveorprogressswiftlyoratfullspeed;moveveryfast疾走，迅跑n.賽跑；

競爭；

人種；

民族TheCollegewelcomesstudentsofall

races,faiths,andnationalities.41/71LanguagePointsandNotes24.inefficientnotachievingmaximumproductivity;wastingorfailingtomakethebestuseoftimeorresources

效率差；（時間、資源利用）效率低；無效率

efficientTheircommunicationsystemsare

inefficient

intheextreme.Thesepeoplearevery

efficient,veryorganizedandexcellenttimemanagers.這些人做事效率很高，井井有條，而且十分善于管理時間。42/71LanguagePointsandNotes25.electrician:apersonwhoinstallsandmaintainselectricalequipment電工，電氣技術(shù)員26.part:acomponentofamachine配件；零件；部件

27.care:feelconcernorinterest;attachimportancetosomething關(guān)心，感興趣；重視

careforsb/sthcareaboutsb/sth43/71LanguagePointsandNotes28.leadto1)bearouteormeansofaccesstoaparticularplaceorinaparticulardirection通往，指向

2)havesth.asaresult造成（特定事件）Thebell-boyledustoourrooms.

Lackofexercisecan

lead

to

feelingsofdepressionandexhaustion.44/71LanguagePointsandNotes29.admit:confesstobetrueortobethecase,typicallywithreluctance（尤指不情愿地）認可,允許；

確認,接納

Noneofthesepeoplewill

admit

responsibilityfortheiractions.Shewas

admittedtohospitalwithasoaringtemperature.n.admission30.ridiculous:deservingorinvitingderisionormockery;absurd,silly可笑；引人嘲笑；荒謬，荒謬31.theotherday前幾天

45/71LanguagePointsandNotes32.break1)apauseinwork中止，暫停，休息

Eg:Ineedabreakfrommentalactivity.做腦力工作時，我需要工間休息。

2)anintervalduringtheschoolday課間休息3)ashortholiday短假

Eg:aweekendbreakintheCotswolds.到科茨沃爾德度周末。

46/71LanguagePointsandNotes33.respect1)feelingofdeepadmirationforsomeoneorsomethingelicitedbytheirabilities,qualities,orachievements尊敬，尊重

2)aparticularaspect,point,ordetail方面，著眼點

inthatrespectinthatwayinonerespectinonewayinsomerespectsinsomewaysineveryrespectineveryway47/71LanguagePointsandNotes34.comefirstthemostimportant在前面，名列第一;首先要考慮到35.allsortsof=allkindsofmanydifferentkindsof各種各樣36.around:oneverysideof圍繞37takeit:guess,think猜測,認為;斷定

48/71LanguagePointsandNotes38.pretty:adj.attractiveinadelicatewaywithoutbeingtrulybeautifulorhandsome漂亮標致，好看

adv.toamoderatelyhighdegree;fairly相當?shù)?；頗

Hisnewgovernmentlooks

pretty

muchliketheoldone.49/71LanguagePointsandNotes39.negative1)expressingorimplyingdenial,disagreement,orrefusal否定；反正確Upona

negative

decision,theapplicantlosestheprotectionofferedbyBelgianlaw.一旦得到否定裁決，申請人就失去了比利時法律保護。

2)notoptimistic;harmfulorunwelcome消極；負面；不受歡迎Iloathenegativity.Ican'tstandpeoplewhomoan.我厭惡消極態(tài)度，不能忍受唉聲嘆氣人。50/71LanguagePointsandNotes40.lookforwardtodoingsthawaiteagerly急迫等候;toexpectwithpleasure41.getinto1)becomeusedto養(yǎng)成,習(xí)慣于

Tryto

get

into

thehabitofsavingyourworkregularly.2)getsb.intosth:putsb.into(abadcondition)陷入

51/71LanguagePointsandNotes42.dramatic1)(ofaneventorcircumstance)suddenandstriking突然，顯著，驚人

Thispolicyhasledtoa

dramatic

increaseinourprisonpopulations.2)excitingorimpressive令人激動，給人深刻印象

Theirarrivalwas

dramatic

andexciting.3)intendingorintendedtocreateaneffect;theatrical戲劇化，戲劇般，夸大43.inaway:insomedegree在某種程度上52/71LanguagePointsandNotes53/71Book1-Unit5Explaintheunderlinedpartsinyourownwords.1.TheaverageEnglishmaniscoldandnotveryopen.2.WhenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandthatIwastryingtobetoofriendlytoosoon.typicalreaction:aresponseoverpowering:sostrongastobeoverwhelmingLanguagePointsandNotes54/71Book1-Unit53.DoestheEnglishmanimproveasyougettoknowhim?4.Onceyouhavemadeafriend,it’safriendforlife.5.Inthatrespectwe’requiteliketheJapanese.6.ItakeityouhaveaprettynegativeopinionofEngland.

7.MaybeI’vegottenintoEnglishhabits!tilltheendofone’slife,fortherestofone’slifeaparticularaspect,feature,ordetailsupposebeeninterestedintobechangedandbecomebetterandbetter55/71Book1-Unit51.Americanpeoplestart___________withpeopleinthestreet,inthesub-ways,andarealotmore__________and___________thanEnglishpeople.2.AnEnglishmaninAmericais_________.Everyonewantstotalktohim.Theyare_________andlovehis_______andhiscountry.3.AnAmerican,inEngland,isthoughttobealittle_______becauseofhis_________and_________.conversationenthusiasticspontaneousinferiorbehaviorlanguagerespectedinquisitiveaccentSkimthetextandcompletethefollowingsentences.56/714.Terrythinkslifeisalot______intheStates,andfindslifeinEngland_____,more_______,muchmore_________,butmore_________.5.TotheEnglishtheir___________,________,_______,and________areimportant;forAmericans,_____isthemostimportantthingintheirlives.6.Englanddoesn’thavethe________beautyoftheStates,butitisveryprettyand_________inawaythatTerryfinds___________.Book1-Unit5easiersaferrelaxedenjoyableinefficientprivatelivesholidaysgardensanimalsworkdramaticcharmingcomforting57/71Book1-Unit5SupposeoneofyouwastheinterviewerwhovisitedTerry,anAmericanworkinginBritain.Askhim/herquestionsaboutwhattheBritisharelikeintheeyeofanAmerican.Youmayaskquestionsaboutthefollowingaspects:AttitudetowardsstrangersAttitudetowardsworkAttitudetowardseachotherAttitudetowardslifeAttitudetowardsfriendshipWayoftalkingActivity:PairWork58/71Book1-Unit5LanguageWorkRewritetheSentencesUsefulExpressionsSpokenEnglishSupplementaryWork59/71Itisclearthatthebiggestdifferenceisthepeople.Iwonderwhypeopledidn’tresponsetomewarmly.TheEnglishthoughtthatTerrywasoverenthusiastic.TerryjokedthatAmericanswereusuallyoverlycuriousabouttheBritish.

Book1-Unit5UsefulExpressionsFindtheexpressionsinthetextforthefollowingitalicizedwordsorphrases.(page64:A)obviousIwasgettinglittlereactionoverpoweringinquisitivefrompeople.

60/71IntheUnitedStates,therearevariousservicestomakelifeeasier.Asshopsarealwaysopen,Americansdon’tgoshoppinginahurry.AccordingtoTerrysomeEnglishmendon’tlikeAmericansbecausetheyareusuallytoozealousandnoisy.SotheEnglishthinkthatAmericansarenotgentlemanly.Book1-Unit5inferiorallsortsofopenallthetime61/71Book1-Unit58.SomepeoplesaythatthedifferencebetweenAmericansandtheEnglishisoftensuperficial.TheAmericansareenthusiasticformakingnewfriends,andtheEnglishenjoysnewfriendship,too.ButforAmericans,theyliketogetitquick,andtheEnglishliketohaveitslow,bypiecemeal.Therefore,itseemseasiertogetfamiliarwithAmericansbuttakeslongertodeveloptherelationshipintoafriendship.Incontrast,itmaynotbeeasytogetfamiliarwiththeEnglishoverashortperiodoftime.Butonceyougettoknowthemwell,therelationshipwillbechangedandbecomebetterandbetter.Also,theymaybecomeyourfriendsfortherestofyourlife.improveforlife

62/71Book1-Unit59.Manyscholarssaythatweshouldtrytoavoidformingstereotypedimagesofthepeopleinothercultures.Thesestereotypesarerepresentedbythesesweepingstatements.Forexample,atypicalEnglishmenisconservative;atypical

AmericanisaggressiveandatypicalJapaneseishard-working.Suchstatementsareoftenharmfulforcross-culturalcommunication.Theyoftencausemisconceptionsandbiastowardsothernationsandcultures.DoyoubelievethatthereissuchatypicalEnglishman,atypicalAmericanandatypicalJapanese?ThenwhatisatypicalChineselike?

leadtoanaverageanaverageanaverageanaverageanaverageanaverageanaverage63/71Book1-Unit5atthetimelookforwardtobecauseofinferiortoleadtogetintocomparetakeitRewritethesentenceswiththewordsandphrasesfromthefollowingbox.(page65:B)RewritetheSentences64/71Isupposethataninquisitivepersonisoftenannoying.Youwillfindtheminterestingifyouseethedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthetwonovels.TendaysagoNancywasinvolvedinatrafficaccident.Unfortunatelytherewasnopolicemanaroundwhenithappened.Hewasexpectinghispromotiontocaptain.Book1-Unit5Itakeitthataninquisitivepersonisoftenannoying.Youwillfinditinterestingifyoucomparethetwono